Jalen Ramsey named to Pro Football Focus' All-Under 25 team

To this day, Jacksonville Jaguars fans are happy Jalen Ramsey landed in the team’s lap during the 2016 NFL Draft and couldn’t be happier with his performance last season. The good people at Pro Football Focus also have taken notice of his solid play and listed him to their All-Under 25 team.

Ramsey lived up to his draft stock in 2016 and was one of the few rookies to make a serious impact on their respective teams. He finished the year with a PFF overall grade of 82.3, which landed him just outside of the top 20 (21st) among CBs, but the final five weeks of the season showed his true potential. In coverage, he allowed a passer rating against of just 76.6 all season, and in that final five-game stretch, allowed only 40.5 percent of targets to be caught. None of them went for scores, and he broke up nine passes. Ramsey has also already established himself as one of the best cornerbacks in run support, and during his rookie campaign, he finished sixth among CBs in run-stop percentage, at 2.2 percent, and had the third-most defensive stops.

Ramsey, 22, finished 2017 with 65 tackles, 14 passed defended, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble which was good enough to land an 82.3 grade (as listed above). What’s more impressive is the fact that he lined up against notable receivers like T.Y. Hilton, DeAndre Hopkins, Steve Smith, Amari Cooper and a few others throughout the course of the year.

Ramsey could likely end 2017 with even more picks as the Jaguars have upgraded their pass rush by adding Calais Campbell, Lerentee McCray and Dawuane Smoot during the offseason. In addition, young edge rushers Dante Fowler Jr. and Yannick Ngakoue should improve on the edge and help Ramsey’s cause as well.

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